Real Madrid join Chelsea in the hunt for Drenthe

Arjen Robben's future at Chelsea is likely to hinge on the club's pursuit of the Feyenoord midfielder Royston Drenthe. After making a bid of 7m (£4.7m) for the Dutch Under-21 international, Chelsea have now upped their offer to 10.5m.

Chelsea are proposing that Drenthe be loaned back to Feyenoord for next season before arriving at Stamford Bridge next summer. Real Madrid, however, have also registered serious interest in the 20-year-old and are understood to be willing to bid much closer to Feyenoord's asking price of 17m. Signing Robben would become less of a priority for Madrid if they succeeded in buying Drenthe, who has also attracted the attention of Tottenham, Aston Villa, Everton, Monaco and Roma.

Daniel Alves, a target for Chelsea, has admitted he is keen to leave Sevilla. The 24-year-old Brazilian full-back said: "I feel that this is the moment for furthering my career in another place."

Tottenham's pre-season preparations have suffered a blow with the news that Ledley King is likely to be out until October with a knee injury. "Ledley is doing well with his rehabilitation and the specialists are very happy with him," said the Spurs head coach, Martin Jol. "He will still be out for probably another two months."

Eidur Gudjohnsen, who is wanted by West Ham, will not travel on Barcelona's pre-season tour to Asia, increasing the prospect of a transfer. Derby have signed the defender Andy Griffin from Portsmouth and turned down an offer from West Ham for Giles Barnes.

Everton's Tim Cahill has seen a consultant to assess the results of an x-ray on a foot injury amid fears that the damage is worse than first thought.